Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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corrected grain

A leather from which the surface of the grain has been partially removed by BUFFING (2) to a depth governed by the condition of the stock, and upon which a new surface has been built by means of various finishes. See also: BUFFED LEATHER . (61 )




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